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Note that the EAR socket is the '''input''' and connects to the earphone output of the cassette deck while MIC is the '''output''' and should be connected to the microphone input. | Note that the EAR socket is the '''input''' and connects to the earphone output of the cassette deck while MIC is the '''output''' and should be connected to the microphone input. | ||
The [[ZX Spectrum +2A/2B, +3/3B#+2A/+3|ZX Spectrum +3]] has a single 3.5mm stereo socket which is used for both tape input '''and''' output. The +3 was not supplied with a suitable cable but details are included in the manual. The tip of a 3.5mm stereo jack is connected to the MIC output, the ring connected to the EAR input (sleeve is ground common to both). The diagram in the manual shows a twin lead from the stereo jack to a pair of mono jacks for the earphone and microphone sockets of a mono cassette deck. | The [[ZX Spectrum +2A/2B, +3/3B#+2A/+3|ZX Spectrum +3]] has a single 3.5mm stereo socket which is used for both tape input '''and''' output. The +3 was not supplied with a suitable cable but details are included in the manual. The tip of a 3.5mm stereo jack is connected to the MIC output, the ring connected to the EAR input (sleeve is ground common to both). The diagram in the manual shows a twin lead from the stereo jack to a pair of mono jacks for the earphone and microphone sockets of a mono cassette deck. | ||
The EAR input was disconnected on the [[ZX Spectrum +2A/2B, +3/3B#+2A/+3|+2A]] but can be restored easily by the addition of one capacitor | The EAR input was disconnected on the Z70830 motherboard when assembled as a [[ZX Spectrum +2A/2B, +3/3B#+2A/+3|+2A]] but can be restored easily by the addition of one capacitor. | ||
The [[ZX Spectrum +2]] and [[ZX Spectrum +2A/2B, +3/3B#+2B & +3B|+2B]] have no provision for loading from an external tape deck so no leads were provided. The + | The [[ZX Spectrum +2]] and [[ZX Spectrum +2A/2B, +3/3B#+2B & +3B|+2B]] have no provision for loading from an external tape deck so no leads were provided. The Z70833 motherboard found in most black +2s can be modified to restore the same pinout (and hence tape lead) as the +3 but this requires cutting a circuitboard trace to separate the tip and ring of the stereo socket. | ||
==Connecting to stereo equipment== | ==Connecting to stereo equipment== | ||